Shoe rack for beds



Feb. 13, 1951 Q W, GOODSMAN 2,541,048

SHOE RACK FOR BEDS Filed Oct. 23, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet l 2/ fs 2,3 29 L1 3ro In' www 1 Y "l :O Imm Big- 4" l' 2 i3 la j as K f n/ g 29 e 5 29 3o 4W M sk/wl d y L- mm mw mn" um* M 4 3 y I um INVENTOR. CHARLES W GOODSMAN ATTO RNEY Feb. 13, 1951 c. W. GOODSMAN SHOE RACK FOR BEDS Filed oct. 25. i947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. CHARLES W GOODSMAN ATTO RN EY Patented Feb. 13, 1951 UNITED STATES 'PATENT oFFlcE SHOE RACK FOR BEDS Charles W. Goodsman, Portland, Oreg.

Application October 23, 1947, Serial No. 781,650

4 Claims. (Cl. 5-317) This invention relates to shoe racks to be mounted underneath beds.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a rack for shoes, slippers and the like to be located under the bed, adapted to be rotated from under the bed while taking off or placing shoes on the same.

A further object of the invention is to keep shoes and the like from getting misplaced or lost under the bed.

A still further object of the invention is to be able to operate the rack without stooping by the use of a mechanical controlled operatingmechamsm.

These and other incidental objects will be apparent in the drawings, specification and claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a bed frame with the mattress and covers removed, having my new and improved shoe rack mounted thereunder, parts broken away for convenience of illustration.

'Figure 2 is a. fragmentary sectional side view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1 looking in the direction indicated.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1 illustrating part of the operating mechanism.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on line 4--4 of Figure 1 illustrating parts of the operating mechanism.

Figurej is a plan view of the mechanism illustrated in Figure 4, taken on line 5--5 showing the cover plate of the mechanism removed.

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail sectional view of part of the operating mechanism, parts broken away for convenience of illustration, taken on line 6-6 of Figure 5. Y

Figure 7 is an inverted plan of thel platform of the rack removed from the operating mechanism.

Figure 8 illustrates a complete bed assembly with the rack in extended position.

In the drawings:

I'he side rails of the bed frame are indicated at I with the usual end frames 2 and cross slats 3, mounted thereon. My new and improved shoe rack consists of a platform 4 pivotally mounted to an operating mechanism contained within the housing 5 through the verticalv post 6. The post 6 is fixedly secured to the platform 4 by brackets 1, which are formed as part of the post 6. The post 6 is removably mounted to a stub shaft 8 at 9.

The shaft 8 is journalled within the casing 5 within bearings I0 and II, the bearing I0 being xedly positioned within the bottom I2 of the case 5."1fIhe bearing II is mounted within the are journalled within the platform by shafts IIi.l

These wheels may be as illustrated slightly off-set from one another to help balance and support the platform providing a three-point suspension between the said wheels and the supporting post 6. I do not wish to be limited to using two wheels, as one wheel would do.

A crank Il is keyed to the shaft 8 and is operated by a cable I 8 having a spring I9 operating in combination with lfelescopical guides 2U and 2|. The teleescopical guides 2|) and 2| are made from tubular material, the guide 28 having a flange 22 for engaging the cross member 23 of the housing 5 at its one end and having its opposite and sliding within the tubular member 2|. The tubular member 2| is pivotally connected to the crank I1 by the pin 24 which also has the end 25 of the cable I8 secured thereto at 26.

The end 21 of the spring I9 bears against the crank Il and washer 28 at its one end and against the ange 22 of the tubular member 2Q at its opposite end, always expanding the telescopical assembly forcing the crank Il to the position illustrated in Figures 1, 4 and 5, rotating the platform 4 in to the position shown in said figures under the bed.

The housing 5 is supported by the cross slats 3 through the hangers 29 and may be located on any corner of the bed. The cable I8 extends through. the end 3!! of the housing 5 terminating on the eccentric crank 3i which is pivotally mounted at 32 to the end 3|). An operating rod 33 is pivotally connected to the crank 34 forming part of the cam 3| at 35 at its lower end and having its upper end sliding in a guide member 36 xedly secured to the end 2 of the bed.

I will now describe the operation of my new and improved shoe rack. The operating rod 33 is pushed downwardly by the operator, this pivots the cam 3| through the crank 34 about its pivot point 32 pulling the cable I8 in the direction of the arrow. rIhis revolves the crank I'l in the direction of the arrow past its center line relative to the telescopical members 28 and 2|, at which time the spring IB will come into eiect further revolving the crank |1 to the position shown in Figure 8. This permits the placing or removing of shoes, slippers and the like from the platform with ease carrying out the object of my invention.

In order to return the platform to the position shown in Figure l the!y operating rod 33 is again pushed downward pulling the cable I8 and the crank l1 in the opposite direction of the arrow until it reaches center and past, at which time the spring will further complete the revolution of the shaft 8 and the post 6 bringing the platform to the storing position, as in Figure 1. The inertia developed within the platform by the initial pull on the cable carries the crank past the center line of the spring I9 permitting the said spring to complete the nal travel of the crank to its resting position, which is against the resilient members 31, said members providing bumpers for the stopping of the platform at the end of its travel.

I do not `wish to be limited to the exact mechanicalstructure, as other mechanical equiva lents may be substituted still coming within the scope of my claims.

What I claim, as new, is:

1. In combination, a bed, a movably supported shoe platform located under said bed, a shaft secured to the platform and extending up to the bed, a lever secured to the shaft, a cam mounted on the bed, a flexible connection between the cam and the lever, an abutment on vthe bed, a telescopic connection connected at one end to the lever and having its opposite end engaging the abutment on the bed, a spring surrounding the telescopic connection, between the lever and abutment, and an actuating rod connected to the cam for actuating said cam to pull Vsaid flexible connection and swing said lever over-center and compress said spring which will then bias said lever to continue the rotation of the shaft'to rotate the platform beyond the bed.

2. Ashoe support for association with a bed, comprising a shoe supporting platform, Va verti cally disposed shaft extending from the platform, a frame, a lever extending from the upper end of the shaft and located within the frame, a cam pivotally mounted on the frame, a flexible con nection between the cam and the lever, a telescopic sleeve surrounding said exible connection andehaving one end pivotally secured to the lever and the opposite end abutting the frame, a spring surrounding said telescopic sleeve and extending between said lever and said frame, and means for operating the cam to partially rotate the lever and shaft until said lever is aligned with the telescopic sleeve to compressthe spring to thereafter further rotate the shaft and lever under the influence of the spring.

3. In combination, a bed, a movably supported shoe platform, a pivotal connection between said bed and said platform to permit the swinging ofsaid platform to and from a storingrposition under said bed, including a crank xed to said pivotal connection, a connecting means for swinging said crank, and means for resiliently biasing said crank from center to its extreme position.` t

4. In combination, a bed, a movably supported shoe platform, a pivotal connection between said bed and said platform to permit the swinging of said platform to and from a storing position under said bed, including a crank fixed to said.

pivotal connection, a cable sheathed by a'telescopic sleeve, one end of said cable and sleeve being pivotally connected to said crank, means for pulling said cable to swing said crank, and a helical spring surrounding said sleeve to bias it to extended position and :force said crank'from center to its extreme positions.

CHARLES W. GOODSMAN.

REFERENCES C1TED The following references are of record inthe ie of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Simpson June 7, 1938 

